Session of 2023
SENATE BILL No. 152
By Committee on Ways and Means
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AN ACT concerning certain state officers; relating to the salaries of the
governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state
treasurer, commissioner of insurance, justices of the supreme court,
judges of the court of appeals and members of the governor's cabinet;
establishing the rate of pay for such state officers based on the annual
rate of pay for members of congress, as adjusted by the provisions of
this act; providing that all such rates of pay are subject to
appropriations; amending K.S.A. 40-102, 75-3103 and 75-3120l and
repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 75-3101, 75-
3104, 75-3108, 75-3110, 75-3111a, 75-3120f and 75-3120h.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. (a) Subject to appropriations, on July 1, 2023, and
each July 1 thereafter, the governor and the attorney general shall receive
for services an annual salary equal to the amount of annual rate of pay for
a member of congress of the United States, not in a leadership role, on
such date plus 10% of such congressional annual rate of pay.
(b) Subject to appropriations and except as provided further, on July
1, 2023, and each July 1 thereafter: (1) The secretary of state, state
treasurer, commissioner of insurance, justices of the supreme court and
judges of the court of appeals shall receive for services an annual salary
equal to the amount of annual rate of pay for a member of congress of the
United States, not in a leadership role, on such date; and
(2) the chief justice of the supreme court and chief judge of the court
of appeals shall receive for services an annual salary equal to the amount
of annual rate of pay for a member of congress of the United States, not in
a leadership role, on such date plus 2.5% of such congressional annual rate
of pay.
(c) If for any reason such congressional salary is decreased, the
salaries established in this section shall remain the same for the next
ensuing fiscal year unless diminished by general law applicable to all
salaried officers of the state.
New Sec. 2. (a) Subject to appropriations, on July 1, 2023, and each
July 1 thereafter, the minimum amount of annual salary the members of
the governor's cabinet shall receive for services shall be equal to the
amount of annual rate of pay for a member of congress of the United
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States, not in a leadership role, on such date minus 10% of such
congressional annual rate of pay.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the members of the governor's
cabinet shall be determined by the governor.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 40-102 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40-102.
There is hereby established a department to be known as the insurance
department, which shall have a chief officer entitled the commissioner of
insurance who shall receive, except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 75-
3111a, and amendments thereto, a salary at a biweekly pay rate of
$3,307.81, and such officer. The commissioner of insurance shall be
charged with the administration of all laws relating to insurance, insurance
companies and fraternal benefit societies doing business in this state, and
all other duties which are or may be imposed upon such officer by law.
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 75-3103 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
3103. (a) The lieutenant governor shall receive, as reimbursement for
expenses the following: (1) Biweekly the sum of $76.91, except as
otherwise provided in subsection (c), and (2) when attending the duties of
office or attending any authorized meeting, in addition to other provisions
of this section, travel expenses and subsistence expenses and allowances in
amounts equal to those provided for by K.S.A. 75-3212, and amendments
thereto.
(b) In addition to any other compensation provided by law and except
as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 75-3111a, and amendments thereto, the
lieutenant governor shall also receive for services in the performance of
duties imposed by law compensation at the biweekly pay rate of $1,204.35
receive for services an annual salary equal to
1
/2 of the amount of annual
rate of pay for a member of congress of the United States, not in a
leadership role, on such date. While acting as governor, the lieutenant
governor shall receive the same salary as the governor. The lieutenant
governor may appoint an administrative assistant and other office and
stenographic employees, all of whom shall be in the unclassified service of
the Kansas civil service act. Such administrative assistant shall receive
travel expenses and subsistence expenses or allowances as provided by
K.S.A. 75-3212, and amendments thereto, when traveling as authorized by
the lieutenant governor.
(b)(c) If the lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor under
the provision of K.S.A. 75-303, and amendments thereto, the lieutenant
governor shall receive a salary to be fixed by the governor or a salary as
provided for in subsection (a) of this section, whichever is greater.
(c) Whenever the rates of compensation of the pay plan for persons in
the classified service under the Kansas civil service act are increased for
payroll periods chargeable to fiscal years commencing after June 30, 2009,
the sum provided biweekly for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to
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subsection (a)(1) for the lieutenant governor shall be increased on the
effective date of any such pay plan increase by an amount computed by
multiplying the average of the percentage increases in all steps of such pay
plan by the biweekly sum provided to the lieutenant governor for
reimbursement of expenses as authorized by this section.
Sec. 5. K.S.A. 75-3120l is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
3120l. (a) Whenever the rates of compensation of the pay plan for persons
in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act are increased for
payroll periods chargeable to fiscal years commencing after June 30, 1993
2023, the annual salary of the chief justice of the supreme court, each other
justice of the supreme court, the chief judge of the court of appeals, each
other judge of the court of appeals, each district judge and each district
magistrate judge shall be increased by an amount, adjusted to the nearest
dollar, computed by multiplying the average of the percentage increases in
all monthly steps of such pay plan by the annual salary of the justice or
judge which that is being received as provided by law and which is in
effect prior to the effective date of such increase in the rates of
compensation of the pay plan for persons in the classified service under
the Kansas civil service act.
(b) If increases in the monthly rates of compensation from step
movements of the pay plan for persons in the classified service under the
Kansas civil service act are authorized for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1995, or any fiscal year thereafter, the annual salary of the chief justice of
the supreme court, each other justice of the supreme court, the chief judge
of the court of appeals, each other judge of the court of appeals, each
district judge and each district magistrate judge shall be increased by an
amount, adjusted to the nearest dollar, computed by multiplying the
average percentage increase in the monthly rate of compensation from step
movements on the pay plan for persons in the classified service under the
Kansas civil service act determined under subsection (c) by the annual
salary of the justice or judge which is being received as provided by law
and which is in effect prior to the effective date of such increase. The
increase in the annual salary of each justice or judge pursuant to this
subsection shall take effect on the first day of the first payroll period which
is chargeable to the fiscal year in which such step movements on the pay
plan are authorized to take effect.
(c) For purposes of subsection (b), the average percentage increase in
the monthly rate of compensation from step movements on the pay plan
for persons in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act shall
be equal to the percentage certified by the secretary of administration
which equals the estimated average of the percentage increases in all
monthly rates of compensation from step movements on the pay plan for
persons in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act which
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are authorized to take effect during the fiscal year in which such step
movements on the pay plan are authorized to take effect.
(d) If the increase under subsection (a) takes effect on the first day of
the first payroll period of the fiscal year, the percentage rate increases
determined under subsections (a) and (b) shall be added together and such
aggregate percentage increase of compensation under this section shall be
used to increase the rate of compensation of each justice or judge instead
of applying the increases under subsections (a) and (b) separately.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the annual salary
of any district judge nor the salary of any magistrate judge for any payroll
period chargeable to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. The provisions
of this section shall apply to the annual salary of each district judge or
magistrate judge for payroll periods chargeable to fiscal years
commencing after June 30, 2007.
Sec. 6. K.S.A. 40-102, 75-3101, 75-3103, 75-3104, 75-3108, 75-
3110, 75-3111a, 75-3120f, 75-3120h and 75-3120l are hereby repealed.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.
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